The film is disoriented in it's own premise does it want to be a drama, comedy or sports film?
Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal do a very good job but the script is uneven in tone losing itself on what it attempts to be. Is it a comedy? I'd say no because the characters are like terrible foreign imitators of what a"Mexican" is which isn't even funny despite the small laughs and chuckles being for only the wrong reasons. Would it be a drama then? No, do to the fact they're morons and ignorant with egocentric minds and toxic attitudes leading them to eventually losing their own fame making any connections or empathy towards them meaningless. Well if not those then it's a sports film being central to the plot shown for the most part? Not at all, there's barely any even the ones that "show" the sport doesn't have the leads playing except for a penalty kick. The film is watchable but fails to deliver in almost everything.
Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal do a very good job but the script is uneven in tone losing itself on what it attempts to be. Is it a comedy? I'd say no because the characters are like terrible foreign imitators of what a"Mexican" is which isn't even funny despite the small laughs and chuckles being for only the wrong reasons. Would it be a drama then? No, do to the fact they're morons and ignorant with egocentric minds and toxic attitudes leading them to eventually losing their own fame making any connections or empathy towards them meaningless. Well if not those then it's a sports film being central to the plot shown for the most part? Not at all, there's barely any even the ones that "show" the sport doesn't have the leads playing except for a penalty kick. The film is watchable but fails to deliver in almost everything.